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There are over 30,000 SWAP stories so far, with more being added every year. The students below have kindly agreed to share their stories here.
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AASIRA SIDDIQUI
Humanities 2017-18 at Glasgow Kelvin College; HND 2020-21 at City of...
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ABOUT SWAP
Scottish Wider Access Programme
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ALAN CAMPBELL
Humanities - Langside 2009-10 > History and Politics - University of...
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ALLEN IRUOESIRI
Access to Life Sciences - Glasgow Clyde College at Langside...
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AMBER ALLAN
Humanities - Motherwell College (2003-4) Graduated from University of...
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ANDREW MOONEY
Medical Studies at Stow College (2011/12) Progressed to study...
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AYRSHIRE COLLEGE - KILMARNOCK & KILWINNING
Nursing 2013-14
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CHEREE ANN CAMPBELL
Humanities GKC Easterhouse 2012-13 >> Strathclyde University...
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CHERYL-LEE MCPHILLIE
Access to Humanities at West College Scotland 2017-18 Progressed to...
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CHRIS ANDERSON
* 2014-15 Access to Chemistry and Biology at GKC* HNC Applied Science...
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CHRIS STEWART
Chemistry & Biology at North Glasgow College (2012-13) Progressed...
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CLAIRE MCASPURREN
Nursing at GKC Springburn 2014-15 Progressed to study Adult Nursing...
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CRAIG MARTIN
Primary Education - University of Strathclyde
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DARLEEN SNEDDON
Access to Nursing - NCL Motherwell (2017-18) Progressed to UWS to...
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DENISE FORD
Nursing at South Lanarkshire College (2007-8). * Graduated with a...
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DIANNE JAMISON
Nursing at Kilmarnock College (2008-9) Nursing UWS (2009-2012)
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DR. ALEX MCINTYRE
Access to Humanities/ Primary Ed at John Wheatley College BSc (Hons)...
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DUFFIN - MOTHER & DAUGHTER
Miriam: 1990-1991 Primary Education at Langside College  Katie:...
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DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COLLEGE
Nursing 2013-14
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DYLAN HALLIDAY
Access To STEM 2017-18 at Ayrshire College Mathematics and...
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EDWARD WILKIE
Maths and Computing - North Glasgow (GKC Springburn) Strathclyde BEng...
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FRANCES CUNNINGHAM
. SWAP Programme and pre-SWAP: Introduction to experimental science,...
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GARETH MACCOLL
Humanities at Reid Kerr College (2012/13) *  University of...
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GEORGIE MCINTOSH
Nursing at Kilmarnock College (2008-9). * Graduated from UWS (2012)...
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GKC - SPRINGBURN
Access to Nursing 2012-13
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GKC - SPRINGBURN
Access to Engineering 2013-14
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GKC CITY - CHEM/BIO/DIET
2014-15 Access to Chemistry, Biology & Dietetics
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IAIN MOFFAT
Social Sciences 2012-13 - New College Lanarkshire (Coatbridge) 2.1 MA...
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IMELDA AZABUIKE
Nursing at Stow (2006-7) * Graduated in 2011 from GCU with a degree...
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JABEEN MUHAMMAD
Humanities at Cardonald College * Graduated from the University of...
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JAMES WATT KILWINNING
Access to Nursing 2012-13
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JAQUELINE MAITLAND :: [*VIDEO*]
Access to STEM - GKC City Centre (Stow) 2010-11 Progressed to study...
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JENNI PIRRETT
SWAP Access to Health 2012-13 North Glasgow College The Open...
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JENNIFER ABALO [*VIDEO*]
Humanities @ Langside Campus - Business @ GCU Jennifer later returned...
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JOHN CONN
Science at Coatbridge (2010/11) * Progressed to GCU (Glasgow...
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JOHN TEMPLETON
Nursing at Glasgow Clyde College (Langside) 2014-15 GCU Mental...
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JON WALLACE
Nursing at Kilmarnock (2011/12) Adult Nursing at UWS (2012-2015)
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KAKO (KEVIN STAPLETON)
Chemistry & Biological Sciences - North Glasgow (2010-11) :: ::...
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KARIN SURGEONER
Primary Education at WCS Paisley (2013-14) Graduated from the...
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KILMARNOCK COLLEGE
Access to Nursing 2012-13
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LAUREEN GILMOUR
Langside College - Access to Humanities University of Strathclyde -...
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LEANNE WATSON
Humanities at Reid Kerr (2008-9) * Social Sciences at GCU (2009-2013)
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MARION MCLACHLAN
Access to Humanities - John Wheatley College BA (Hons) in Criminology...
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MARK BROWNLIE
Coatbridge College - Access to Social Sciences University of Stirling...
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MARK CALLENDER :: [*VIDEO*]
Humanities at Langside College BEd (Hons) 1st Class - University of...
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MARK PREISS
Access to Primary Education at WCS, Paisley - 2016-17 Progressed to...
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MERCY CHEGE
Access to Nursing at Glasgow Clyde College (2017-18)  Studying...
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MUZINGAYE NGWENYA
2014/15: Access to Humanities at GKC City 2015/16: HNC Working with...
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NCL COATBRIDGE
2018-19 Access to Nursing 
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NIALL HARRISON
> SWAP Access to STEM, Stow College (Glasgow Kelvin College)...
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REID KERR COLLEGE 2012/13
Access to Humanities
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ROBERT JENNER :: [*VIDEO*]-
Nursing at North Glasgow College (2007-8) :: Graduated (2011) with a...
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ROSS MACLEOD
Humanities at John Wheatley 2008/9 University of Glasgow - BEd (Hons)...
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ROY JOSEPH HARRIS
Primary Education at Langside College (now Glasgow Clyde...
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SABOR ALI
Springburn Campus (GKC) (Health) 2013/14 * progressed to GCU...
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SAM GREEN [*VIDEO*]
Health & Biological Sciences at Cardonald; Occupational Therapy at...
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SANDY NISBET
Nursing (2017-18) Ayrshire College  UWS Ayr - Mental Health...
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SEETAL KEWAL
Health Science - GKC Springburn 2014-15 UWS Paisley - BSc Psychology
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SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE
Access to Nursing 2013-14
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SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE [*VIDEO*]
Access to Humanities 2013-14
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STEWART MCKAY
Nursing at Kilmarnock College 2009-10 :: UWS Mental Health Nursing...
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STOW COLLEGE
Access to Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) 2012-13
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STUART PATTERSON
Humanities 2017-18 at GKC Strathclyde - Social Policy, Education and...
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WCS CLYDEBANK
STEM 2014/15
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WCS PAISLEY
Nursing 2014-15
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